My inability to delegate parental tasks and ask for meaningful help caused me to have a huge load. The very thing I started as a creative outlet (my blog) ended up being neglected because I couldn’t balance life and failed at advocating for myself.
Brooklyn Cocoa Mommy – The Blog
The Struggles of the Unknown of HG
July 19-25, 2020, marks the 2nd Black Maternal Mental Health Week, thanks to the Shades of Blue Project. With the Black Lives Matter Movement protesting for anti-racist advocacy, it has also raised awareness of other racial inequalities throughout the country, such as racial disparities in the health care system for BIPOC/BIWOC (Black, Indigenous and People…
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The Duchess, Kate Middleton stole my life – Hyper … WHAT? (It’s more than Morning Sickness)
Being pregnant in the workforce is hard, being pregnant with a pregnancy illness feels like career suicide. HG altered my life as I knew it… There are so many pregnancy complications and ailments that are not discussed. Let’s start having the conversation; support can mean the difference between making it or not. There have been women who have terminated their pregnancies because of this condition. HG is more than morning sickness. The Duchess missed her son’s 1st day of school because of it, and she has the means and support, what do you think it is costing others? Let’s spread awareness, compassion, and support for women and the research.
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Having a Bad Mom Doesn’t Mean you will be a Bad Mom – How Foster Care Saved me.
May is Foster Care Awareness Month, this year’s theme is “It’s All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections.” I was in Kinship foster care until age 21 when I aged out. I was fortunate enough to get the best foster mother for me ever. Foster care saved me and it can save other youth too. Having a Bad mom has made me a GOOD Mother.
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An Apple Day Keeps the Dr Away… No Spanking the Dr’s Say
A few months ago, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) posted a statement that reiterated the harmful and ineffective nature of spanking, noting that new evidence suggests that spanking may cause harm by affecting normal brain development. The policy statement, “Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children,” also addresses the harm associated with verbal punishment, such…
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I’ll Travel To the Stars and Moon for You
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say “I will travel to the Stars and Moon” for my two girls. To start the first few days of the year, it felt like I literally did travel to outerspace with both of my girls. We were going out of town without Daddy for the first time ever …
